The film “The Barrens” will be directed by none other than “Darren Lynn Bousman” from his own script, the man that helmed three Saw films, Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV. Stephen Moyer, best known for his role as vampire “Bill Compton” in the country’s most popular TV series “True Blood”, has been attached to play the lead role of Richard Vineyard. The film is currently in production and will be distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment somewhere later 2012.

The plot follows the life of Vineyard and his family, wife Cynthia (played by Mia Kirshner) and two kids son Danny (played by Peter DaCunha) and daughter Sadie (played by Allie MacDonald). He takes them on a trip deep into the forest known as Pine Barrens, where he encounters with the legendary monster “The Jersey Devil”. The complete plot synopsis can be found at IMDB